"I have got a lot of Take That stuff next year and then, hopefully, a tour the year after," Barlow said. "A new studio album feels right for us, it has always been in our minds.

"The band cycles are obvious. Everyone wanted a year off this year, and now everybody can't wait to get back into the studio in February and that is what we are going to do. So, hopefully, an album for Christmas and a tour the following year.